Derna is a commune in northeastern Bihor County

Bihor County

Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, 50 km from the county seat, Oradea

Oradea

Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...

 and 35 km from Marghita

Marghita

Marghita is a city in Bihor County, Romania. It administers two villages, Cheţ and Ghenetea .-History:The name appears to be derived from the name "Margit" , Saint Margaret the patron of a local church. The first time it was used in a document was in 1216...

. It borders the communes of Popeşti

Popesti, Bihor

Popeşti is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 8,547 people. It is composed of seven villages: Bistra, Budoi, Cuzap, Popeşti, Varviz, Vărzari and Voivozi....

, Chişlaz

Chislaz

Chişlaz is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 3,341 people. It is composed of seven villages: Chiraleu, Chişlaz, Hăuceşti, Mişca, Pocluşa de Barcău, Sărsig and Sânlazăr....

, Brusturi

Brusturi, Bihor

Brusturi is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania with a population of 4,238 people. It is composed of eight villages: Brusturi, Cuieşd, Loranta, Orvişele, Păuleşti, Picleu, Ţigăneştii de Criş and Varasău....

 and Spinuş

Spinus

Spinuş is one of the smallest communes in Bihor county, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ciuleşti , Gurbeşti , Nădar , Sălişte and Spinuş....

. It is composed of five villages: Derna, Dernişoara, Sacalasău, Sacalasău Nou and Tria.

Demographics

The commune has a population of 3,020 people, the majority of whom are Romanians

Romanians

The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....

. There is, however, a Hungarian and Slovak

Slovaks

The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...

minority.